Francis Jeffers signed for Arsenal in 2001 for £8m proving conclusively that sometimes Arsene doesn't know. The original 'fox in the box' Jeffers was signed because Henry wasn't a natural goalscorer. It turns out foxes aren't either.
Before signing for Arsenal he was the bright young hope at Everton. Although those were the days when hope and Everton were oxymorons.
Little is known of Jeffers upbringing in Liverpool other than the fact that he was found living in a quarry by a young child called Barney. The two embarked on many crazy adventures including despite Jeffers' inability to communicate in anything other than grunts and whistles.
His development was stunted because no one would believe Barney that the elusive young Francis was real and not just a figment of Barney's over-active imagination. Then one day one of Barney's friends kicked a football into the old quarry. Jeffers booted it straight back out again, missing the goal by inches.
This ability with a football earned him his first contract with Everton. He earned his nickname when after missing a goal his youth coach shouted "you complete Franny" at him. Though it's possible he misheard.
Since leaving Arsenal Jeffers has plied his trade at a variety of clubs, occasionally scoring goals along the way. He can most often be found nowadays back at his quarry drawing cave paintings on the wall recreating the goal scoring debut he made for England to obtain his one and only England cap that he actually, genuinely has.
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